Standing pair of figures "tugubele" · Côte d'Ivoire, Sénoufo · ID: 3034126
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, sacrificial traces, a male and a female figure, their bodies nearly identical in shape and posture, the female adorned with a string of cowrie snails, the male one with a cape, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
such small human figures belong to single persons, mainly soothsayers. They are indispensable for getting into contact with the “tugubele”, the small invisible and omnipresent bush spirits. The “tugubele” promise to help their human partners, when they are appreciated accordingly, which means that a figure has to be carved, representing them. Just like the bush spirits such figures are called “tugubele”.
L’objet Standing pair of figures “tugubele” avec l’ID d’objet 3034126 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 72nd tribal art auction dans 9 mars 2013 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 88 a atteint un prix de vente de 300 €.
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